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Black History Heroes Column 1

100

I was one of the most well-known and successful conductors on the Underground Railroad.

Harriet Tubman

200

I am an award-winning astrophysicist.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

300

I was the first African American to win an Oscar for best actor.

Sydney Poitier

400

I was an investigative journalist who exposed the lynching of Black people after the Civil War.

Ida B. Wells

500

In my lifetime, I was a doctor, a chemical engineer, an author, an actress and a dance.

Mae C. Jemison

Black History Heroes Column 2

100

I was the first Black person to win the gold medal for individual all around gymnast

Gabby Douglas

200

I served in Congress for over 30 years.

John Lewis

300

I refused to give up my seat on the bus about 9 months before Rosa Parks did.

Claudette Colvin

400

I was a poet and writer during the Harlem Renaissance

Langston Hughes

500

I was an advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Mary McLeod Bethune

Black History Heroes Column 3

100

I was the first Black woman to be named principle dancer at the American Ballet Theatre

Misty Copeland

200

I escaped from slavery and then fought a legal battle to free my son.

Sojourner Truth

300

I was one of the greatest pitchers of all time. 

Satchel Paige

400

I was the first African American woman to run for president

Shirley Chisholm

500

I was a brilliant mathematician who started high school at age 10.

Katherine Johnson

Black History Heroes Column 4

100

I was a legendary boxer who was the heavyweight champion of the world.

Muhammad Ali

200

I was the first African American woman in Congress

Shirley Chisholm

300

I was the first African American woman to travel in space.

Mae C. Jemison

400

I received the highest honor given by NASA

Neil deGrasse Tyson

500

In my art, I honestly showed the joys and hardships of regular Black people.

Langston Hughes

Black History Heroes Column 5

100

I was one of the first black women to work as a NASA scientist.

Katherine Johnson

200

I started dancing at age 13. 

Misty Copeland

300

I was one of the most important Black educators and I started a college.

Mary McLeod Bethune

400

I was part of the lawsuit that overturned bus segregation in Montgomery, Alabama

Claudette Colvin

500

I became a famous preacher, abolitionist and I fought for the rights of all women.

Sojourner Truth